Fly-trap.



No. 7|3,388. Patented Nov. H, |902..

H. A. BIERLEY.-

FLY TRAP.

(Application led July 2, 1902.)

(No Model.)

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HENRY A. BIERLEY, OF PORTSMOUTH, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TOPITTSBURG OATOHEMCOMPANY, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

FLY-TRAP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 713,388, dated November11, 1902.

Application filed July 2,1902. Serial No. 114.096. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY A. BIERLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Portsmouth, in the county of Scioto and State of Ohio, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Fly-Traps, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to fly-traps; and the object of the same is toconstruct a device for catching iiies by means of an adhesive substancewhich will be protected from coming in contact with articles offurniture should the device be turned sticky side down by the wind or byaccident.

The simple and novel construction employed by me in carrying out myinvention is fully described in this specification and claimed, andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof, inwhich- Figure l is a plan view of my device. Fig. 2 is a section on theline 2 2, Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a section of a modified form ot' my device.

Like numerals of reference designate like parts in the different viewsof the drawings.

The numeral l designates a circular disk having a aring rim 2 formedintegral therewith. Both disk l and rim 2 are of material which is stiffenough to obviate buckling from its own weight when overturned. The diskl has a circumferential groove 3 formed therein at its circle ofjunction with the rim 2 and also has a number of pits or wells 4 formedtherein and located near the outer edge, thereby leaving a plane space 5in the center of the disk 1, in which no pits appear. This space 5 isused for advertising purposes and may be sold as space by themanufacturer of the device. The whole surface of the disk up to the edgeof the groove 3 is covered with a layer la of a sticking substance, suchas is commonly used on ily-paper. The rim 2 is left uncoated. The pits 4will help to retain the sticking substance.

Should my device be overturned by the wind or by accident, the rim 2would keep any portion of the coated disk l from coming in contact withany article of furniture and sticking thereto. The groove 3 would serveto catch any of the sticky material and keep it from running over ontothe rim 2 and then down on the furniture. The circular form of my devicewill effectively prevent buckling of the plate when overturned.

In the modied form shown in Fig. 3 the edge of the rim 2 is turnedinwardly to form a curved head 6, which will serve to catch any of theadhesive liquid which runs olf of the disk l when the device isoverturned, and will also hold the traps apart and keep them fromsticking together when a number of them are nested in shipping. i

I do not wish to be limited as to details of construction, as these maybe modified in many particulars without departing from the spirit of myinvention.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to'secureby Letters Patent, is-

l. In a iiy-trap, the combination with a disk having a groove thereinand coated with an adhesive substance up to the 'edge of said groove, ofa rim surrounding ysaid disk and constructed to hold the sticky side ofsaid disk out of contact with any object should the disk be turnedsticky side down, substantially as described.

2. In a fly-trap, a disk having pits therein and coated on one side withadhesive mate-v rial, and a rim surrounding said disk', substantially asdescribed.

3. In a fly-trap, the combination of a disk coated on one side with anadhesive substance for catching flies, a rim surrounding said disk andhaving its edges turned over to form an open bead constructed to catchany of the adhesive -material when said disk is turned sticky side down,substantially as described.

4. In a fly-trap, the combination of a disk coated on one side withadhesive material, and a flaring rim surrounding said disk and havingits edges turned over to form a bead constructed to hold the sticky sideof said disk out of contact with the uncoated side of the bottom ofanother trap when two traps are nested in packing said traps,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

HENRY A. BIERLEY. Vtitnesses:

L. L. BURKET, BENNETT S. JONES.

